So you have graduated or will be in a few days, yes, congratulations graduates of Jasper County High School and Piedmont Academy. Though you may think as you hang up your cap and gown on the back of the closet door, now what? Well, for certain, your education has just begun as you long to…
Sitting on the curb of the parking lot of the little convenience store in Red Hill, still damp and cold, gulping down a stale sausage-and- biscuit, I felt lower than a snake’s belly and had no idea of what I was going to do next. I couldn’t imagine a worse situation than I was in,…
“They don’t make things like they used to!” Have you ever heard that phrase? Have you ever said it? Remember when bumpers were chrome and not plastic? Remember when Coke bottles were glass, and you had to pop the top? Remember when Blue Bell Ice Cream didn’t have listeria? (Too soon?) One constant in life…
Denzel Sands of Monticello has been offered the opportunity to compete in the Down Under Sports Tournament in Australia as a member of the East Conference Cross Country Team. Mr. Sands, a Jasper County High School junior with a 3.75 grade point average and a standout track athlete, is seeking financial assistance to help with…
Members of the Jasper County Board of Education voted to approve several new hires for the next school year, at their first board meeting since the end of school last Tuesday. The board voted for the following new hires for the 2015-2016 school year: For Jasper County High School (JCHS); Timothy Brown, PEC teacher; Kathleen…
Jasper County deputies responded to four reports of theft by taking in the last week —three in the area of Jackson Lake, and one in Hillsboro. They also reported numerous arrests. Those arrested, and their charges, include: •Christian Scott Gilreath, 23, Monticello—probation violation, Jasper County Magistrate Court bench warrant, windshield violation, driving while license suspended…
Jasper Superior Court has had two weeks of busy court sessions that began last week with civil trials on Monday, May 11 and a motion day Tuesday, May 12, under the jurisdiction of Judge Alison Burleson. Sentences handed down last week included: Jerome Stokes, six years in confinement with 14 years of probation for one…
J. KLEIN, B.J. JORDAN, L. SCHRICHTEN, K. GOTOO (L-R) Four women racing 3,000 miles on bicycles in less than eight days: that is my team’s goal as we compete in the Race Across America (RAAM) next month. Teams will leave Oceanside, California on June 20 and arrive in Annapolis, Maryland the following week after traversing…
Saturday dawned clear and warm for the graduation ceremony for the Jasper County High School Class of 2015. More than 115 graduates walked across the stage at Rose Bowl field and received their diplomas, and there were a few who did not walk, making the total graduating class number 126. Class President Quinton Standifer welcomed…
Jasper County High School’s track team sent several student athletes to Jefferson last week to compete in the GHSA boy’s track and field state championships which culminated with the Georgia Olympics with top athletes from more than 300 schools. Having narrowly missed a top 10 finish in the 1600m with a time of 4:54.49, Hurricane…